When the ancient Polynesians invented surfing, they often used a paddle to help them navigate. Fast-forward a few millennia, and Stand-Up Paddleboarding, or SUP, finds itself trendy again. Part of its increasing popularity is that standing upright allows surfers to spot waves more easily and thus catch more of them, multiplying the fun factor. Paddling back to the wave becomes less of a strain as well. The ability to cruise along on flat inland water, surveying the sights, is another advantage. Finally, its a good core workout. If youre sold on the idea, schedule an intro SUP lesson, free with board and paddle rental, and you may find yourself riding the waves like a Polynesian king.More

Many of us remember coming home from our elementary schools with freshly glazed pinchpots, cups, or whatever else our young imaginations could conjure up. Saturday mornings at the Randall Museum can bring that memory back, or create a new one for the youngsters. Ceramics make great gifts — especially on Mothers' and Fathers' Day. Hop on board for the Randall's once-weekly class, and for $6 and two weeks to have your work fired and glazed, you'll have all the materials you need.More

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Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"

Gun Club presents Lindstrøm, Optimo, and Joakim at Mezzanine, 9 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday, Sept. 18. $20-$25; mezzaninesf.com America has a complicated relationship with disco. The genre is as American as apple pie, but was also born in nightclubs and embraced…

KZA, Eug, Mozghan, and Magic Touch at Monarch, 9:30 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday, July 31. $10-$20; monarchsf.com There's only one country in the world that does America better than America, and that's Japan. Whether it's rockabilly, baseball, pizza (Japan invented the…

Sure Thing presents Galcher Lustwerk and Nautiluss at F8, 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Friday, July 17. $10-$20; feightsf.com This is not your father's house music. Representing a new breed of North American house music, the latest edition of Sure Thing features…

Public Works presents Black Coffee and Goldcap at Public Works, 9 p.m.-3:30 a.m. Friday, June 12. $15-$20; publicsf.com Although many Americans might not know it, South Africa has enjoyed a thriving house music scene for decades. House music found its…

As You Like It presents Robag Wruhme, Daniel Bell, The Black Madonna and more at Public Works, 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7. $20-$25; publicsf.com Chicago, Detroit, Germany. As You Like It's latest showcase is, in many ways, an…

For the past two decades, DJ Benjamin Vallery has been spreading his love and knowledge of playing solid house grooves up and down the West Coast. Growing up in Seattle in the ‘90s, he was exposed to a melting pot…

Direct To Earth's Winter Wonderland featuring Carl Craig at Monarch, 10 p.m.-4 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20. $20-$30; monarchsf.com After almost 25 years in the business, Carl Craig is one of techno's living legends. A key player in the second wave…

Hip-hop isn't supposed to be this much fun anymore. When cult legend producer/Brooklyn rapper El-P teamed up with Atlanta rapper Killer Mike to form Run the Jewels on last year's eponymous debut album, it was a breath of fresh air:…

Growing up in the U.K. rave scene while simultaneously devoting themselves to the study of music composition and production, it seemed fated that deep house duo Dusky were destined to become guardians of the temple of house music. Coming…

It's that time again: Halloween, All Hallows' Eve. Heralding chilly weather, more rain if we're lucky, and the beginning of the holiday season, it's also one of San Francisco's biggest party nights of the year, approaching New Year's Eve in…

It's hard not to pine for sun-streaked daydreams and long summer nights when listening to Australia's indie dance trio RÜFÜS DU SOL's latest album, Atlas. While members James Hunt, Jon George, and Tyrone Lindqvist have been making music together since…

Julio Bashmore emerged from Bristol producing impeccably machined throwback house. His bouncy, synth-stabbed and cymbal-driven four-on-the-floor and reverb-washed disco gained early support from San Francisco's own Claude VonStroke and his Dirtybird imprint, followed by tremendous critical and commercial success with…

Immunity, the latest album by East London sound designer Jon Hopkins, opens with the sound of someone unlocking a reverberant space. Whether it's a field recording of Hopkins entering his Hackney home studio or a more figurative entrance, the feeling…

You'd think a song titled "Ready for the Floor" that begins, "Do it, do it, do it now/Say it, say it, say it now" would be a four-alarm dance track about going wild in a dark club somewhere. In reality,…

You'd think a song titled "Ready for the Floor" that begins, "Do it, do it, do it now/Say it, say it, say it now" would be a four-alarm dance track about going wild in a dark club somewhere. In reality,…

The Bay Area is like a black hole for rappers — lots of talented ones never escape the strong gravity of their home region, and even some of the boldest voices are content to remain big nugs in the region's…

It's Friday, and there's a whole lot of good on the way. One of those good things is happening on Saturday, when Dave Tipper (alias Tipper), headlines an evening of bass-heavy and cerebral electronic dance music at Mezzanine. And,…

If you're like me, your boss is a tall German guy who likes to claim he invented the word "trill." We finally get to set the record straight this Sunday in the presence of Bun B, the term's symbolic progenitor…

If the name "Poolside" doesn't already imply super-chill intentions, the L.A. duo of Jeffrey Paradise and Filip Nikolic have coined the term "daytime disco" to describe their brand of laid-back, bright-and-sunny beat music. Yeah, it's like disco, but for the…

German techno producer Paul Kalkbrenner doesn't consider himself a DJ. In fact, he doesn't really listen to other people's music, let alone play it. His choice to keep things 100-percent original has clearly worked out for him, judging by…

The Budos Band's sound is unmistakably its own: heavy bass lines repeat over aggressively funky drumbeats while horns play boisterous melodies and a West African shekere gourd instrument keeps steady time. In between songs, band members drink beer and curse…

No one takes tech as seriously as San Francisco, and we're not afraid to wear it proudly — literally. But there's a whole wearable tech world beyond Google Glass. As the people at Stained Glass Labs understand it, fashion…

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Sub Pop recording artists 'clipping.' brought their brand of noise-driven experimental hip hop to the closing night of 2016's San Francisco Electronic Music Fest this past Sunday. The packed Brava Theater hosted an initially seated crowd that ended the night jumping and dancing against the front of the stage. The trio performed a set focused on their recently released Sci-Fi Horror concept album, 'Splendor & Misery', then delved into their dancier and more aggressive back catalogue, and recent single 'Wriggle'.
Opening performances included local experimental electronic duo 'Tujurikkuja' and computer music artist 'Madalyn Merkey.'"